The list of best-selling albums in Taiwan is based on Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT) certifications. Additional sources: Billboard, Sony Taiwan, EBC (Eastern Broadcasting Company).
The best-selling album in Taiwan is Bad Boy by A-Mei with 1,380,000 copies sold. The Titanic soundtrack is the best-selling foreign album (1,200,000 copies).
Certification levels for albums in Taiwan
Date Domestic albums International albums
Gold Platinum Gold Platinum August 1996 – February 2002 100,000 200,000 25,000 50,000
March 2002 – December 2005 50,000 100,000 15,000 30,000
January 2006 – October 2007 35,000 70,000 10,000 20,000
November 2007 – December 2008 20,000 40,000 7,000 15,000
2009 – 2010 15,000 30,000 5,000 10,000
Since 2011* 15,000 30,000 5,000 10,000
Since 2011, certification has been based on the number of physical units sold or revenue from digital album sales (paid downloads and streaming). 300 yuan (元) of income is equivalent to 1 album sold.
List of best-selling albums in Taiwan
Bad Boy by A-Mei is the best-selling album in Taiwan
Artist Album Certification / source Sales Year release
A-MEI BAD BOY 3x Platinum + 1x Gold / EBC 1,380,000 1997 SOUNDTRACK TITANIC 21x Platinum 1,200,000 1997 JACKY CHEUNG (張學友) HOW COULD I FORGET YOU? (忘記你我做不到) 4x Platinum 1,013,862 1996 A-MEI HOLDING HANDS 3x Platinum + 1x Gold 7,99,097 1998 A-MEI SISTERS 3x Platinum + 1x Gold 717,010 1996 JACKY CHEUNG (張學友) XIANG HE NI QU CHUI CHUI FENG (想和你去吹吹風) 3x Platinum + 1x Gold 706,079 1997 CELINE DION FALLING INTO YOU 12x Platinum + 1x Gold 650,000 1996 POWER STATION 無情的情書 3x Platinum 642,460 1997 ANDY LAU (劉德華) 愛在刻骨銘心時 2x Platinum 640,305 1997 COCO LEE SUNNY DAYS Billboard 600,000 1998 RONALD CHENG (鄭中基) 絕口不提！愛你 (DON`T SAY! LOVE YOU) 2x Platinum + 1x Gold 515,468 1997 CELINE DION LET`S TALK ABOUT LOVE 8x Platinum 500,000 1997 MARIAH CAREY MUSIC BOX 10x Platinum 500,000 1993 RONALD CHENG (鄭中基) 戒情人 (ABSTAIN FROM LOVE) 2x Platinum 470,682 1997 VALEN HSU THE CLOUD KNOWS? 2x Platinum 450,533 1996 HARLEM YU JUST FOR YOU Billboard 450,000 1997 TARCY SU (蘇慧倫) 鴨子 (THE DUCK) 2x Platinum 430,269 1996 ANDY LAU (劉德華) 愛如此神奇 2x Platinum 413,975 1997 ANDY LAU (劉德華) BECAUSE OF LOVE 2x Platinum 403,856 1996 VALEN HSU 茹此精彩十 三首 1x Platinum + 1x Gold 375,134 1997 WU BAI&CHINA BLUE 夏夜晚風 1x Platinum + 1x Gold 370,705 1997 LINDA LEE (李翊君) PROMISES & LIES 1x Platinum 350,130 1998 ABBA GOLD – GREATEST HITS 7x Platinum 350,000 1992 WU BAI&CHINA BLUE 愛情的盡頭 (THE END OF LOVE) 1x Platinum + 1x Gold 347,907 1996 MORNING MUSUME (モーニング娘。) BEST! MORNING MUSUME 1 (ベスト! モーニング娘。1) 1x Gold 345,854 2001 RONALD CHENG (鄭中基) 別愛我 (DON`T LOVE ME) 1x Platinum + 1x Gold 325,533 1996 SAMMI CHENG (鄭秀文) WORTH IT 1x Platinum + 1x Gold 309,489 1996 WHITNEY HOUSTON THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK) Billboard 305,000 1992 FAYE WONG (王菲) 王菲精選─菲賣品 1x Platinum + 1x Gold 303,432 1997 VALEN HSU TEAR SEA 1x Platinum + 1x Gold 301,089 1996 CELINE DION ALL THE WAY…A DECADE OF SONG Sony Taiwan 300,000 1999 TAKE THAT GREATEST HITS 5x Platinum + 1x Gold 279,419 1996 MAVIS FAN (范曉萱) 好想談戀愛 1x Platinum 272,005 1997 TAKE THAT NOBODY ELSE 5x Platinum 250,000 1995 SARAH BRIGHTMAN TIME TO SAY GOODBYE / TIMELESS 5x Platinum 250,000 1997 DANIEL CHAN (陳曉東) 心有獨鐘 / THE HEART ALREADY KNOWS 1x Platinum 247,747 1997 STELLA CHANG (張清芳) 純粹 1x Platinum 240,256 1996 JEFF CHANG (張信哲) ADORE 1x Platinum 239,819 1997 MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE BOOK I 4x Platinum + 1x Gold 239,365 1995 DANIEL CHAN (陳曉東) 感覺貼心 / CLOSE TO HEART 1x Platinum 238,907 1998 DENISE 阮丹青 跟蹤 1x Platinum 236,135 1998 PANDA HSIUNG 愛情多惱河 1x Platinum 227,245 1997 JACKY WU 我會想你 1x Platinum 218,623 1996 HONG MING YOU (游鴻明) 一天一萬年 1x Platinum 216,772 1998 RONALD CHENG (鄭中基) 左右為難 (IN A DILEMMA) 1x Platinum 206,331 1996 NANA TANG 退路 – THE ROAD OF NO RETURN 1x Platinum 202,616 1996 CHYI CHIN SILK ROAD 1x Platinum 201,767 1996 VARIOUS ARTISTS TOP 1996 4x Platinum 201,476 1996 BON JOVI KEEP THE FAITH 4x Platinum 200,000 1992 SPICE GIRLS SPICE 4x Platinum 200,000 1996 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET`S BACK 4x Platinum 200,000 1997 THE CRANBERRIES NO NEED TO ARGUE 4x Platinum 200,000 1994 BACKSTREET BOYS MILLENNIUM 4x Platinum 200,000 1999 THE CRANBERRIES TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED 4x Platinum 200,000 1996 NOW SERIES (TAIWAN) NOW 2 3x Platinum + 1x Gold 177,180 1996 MAVIS HEE (許美靜) REGRET 1x Gold 167,448 1995 ENYA SHEPHERD MOONS Billboard 156,000 1991 ANDY LAU (劉德華) 你是我的女人 1x Gold 154,923 1998 SHOW LO 羅生門 (LOVER’S PUZZLE) 1x Platinum 154,218 2010 LINDA LEE (李翊君) WHO CAN FORBID MY LOVE (誰能禁止我的愛) 1x Gold 153,941 1996 GEORGE MICHAEL OLDER 3x Platinum 150,000 1996 ENIGMA MCMXC A.D. 3x Platinum 150,000 1990 MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK PLAYED ON PEPPER 3x Platinum 150,000 1995 SAVAGE GARDEN SAVAGE GARDEN 3x Platinum 150,000 1997 JANET JACKSON JANET. 3x Platinum 150,000 1993 WESTLIFE COAST TO COAST 3x Platinum 150,000 2000 SALLY YEH (葉倩文) CANDLELIGHT 1x Gold 133,967 1996 LINDA LEE (李翊君) I`M NOT DRUNK (我没有醉) 1x Gold 130,187 1996 VARIOUS ARTISTS 1996 BEST DANCE OF YEAR 2x Platinum + 1x Gold 129,479 1997 MAYDAY SECOND ROUND- NOW HERE 1x Platinum 128,754 2011 WAN FANG IT`S WORTH LOVING 1x Gold 111,469 1996 DREAMS COME TRUE LOVE UNLIMITED∞ 2x Platinum 105,014 1996 GARETH GATES WHAT MY HEART WANTS TO SAY 1x Platinum 101,442 2002 THE CRANBERRIES STARS – BEST OF 1992 – 2002 2x Platinum 100,000 2002 SAVAGE GARDEN AFFIRMATION 2x Platinum 100,000 1999 BRITNEY SPEARS …BABY ONE MORE TIME 2x Platinum 100,000 1999 ACE OF BASE THE BRIDGE 2x Platinum 100,000 1995 ENIGMA ENIGMA 2 – THE CROSS OF CHANGES 2x Platinum 100,000 1993 MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK PAINT MY LOVE GREATEST HITS 2x Platinum 100,000 1996 MADONNA EROTICA 2x Platinum 100,000 1992 FUN FACTORY ALL THEIR BEST 1x Platinum 53,365 1996 VARIOUS ARTISTS SUPER FEVER 1x Gold 52,771 1996 BRITNEY SPEARS OOPS!…I DID IT AGAIN 1x Platinum 50,000 2000 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY: THE GREATEST HITS 1x Platinum 50,000 2000 AQUA AQUARIUS 1x Platinum 50,000 2000 CHRISTINA AGUILERA CHRISTINA AGUILERA 1x Platinum 50,000 1999 ALANIS MORISSETTE JAGGED LITTLE PILL 1x Platinum 50,000 1995 MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK NOTHING TO LOSE 1x Platinum 50,000 1997 THE CORRS IN BLUE 1x Platinum 50,000 2000 THE CRANBERRIES EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN`T WE 1x Platinum 50,000 1993 YANNI LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS 1x Platinum 50,000 1994 KYLIE MINOGUE FEVER 1x Platinum 50,000 2001 AQUA AQUARIUM 1x Platinum 50,000 1997 ALL SAINTS ALL SAINTS 1x Gold 40,226 1997 AVRIL LAVIGNE THE BEST DAMN THING 2x Platinum 40,000 2007 AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) I AM … 1x Platinum + 1x Gold 32,281 2002 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS BY THE WAY 1x Platinum 30,000 2002 NORAH JONES FEELS LIKE HOME 1x Platinum 30,000 2004 ELVIS PRESLEY ELV1S: 30 #1 HITS 1x Platinum 30,000 2002 BLUE GUILTY 1x Platinum 30,000 2003 MARIAH CAREY THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 1x Platinum 30,000 2005 CHRISTINA AGUILERA STRIPPED 1x Platinum 30,000 2002 BLUE ONE LOVE 1x Platinum 30,000 2002 YUKIE NISHIMURA (西村 由紀江) BLUE HORIZON 1x Gold 25,699 1996 THE CRANBERRIES BURY THE HATCHET 1x Gold 25,000 1999 AARON CARTER AARON CARTER 1x Gold 25,000 1997 ALANIS MORISSETTE SUPPOSED FORMER INFATUATION JUNKIE 1x Gold 25,000 1998 BLUE ALL RISE 1x Gold 25,000 2001 THE CRANBERRIES WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE 1x Gold 25,000 2001 JANET JACKSON THE VELVET ROPE 1x Gold 25,000 1997 MADONNA GHV2 1x Gold 25,000 2001 SOUNDTRACK SPACE JAM 1x Gold 25,000 1996 BRIAN MCKNIGHT BACK AT ONE 1x Gold 25,000 1999 CHER BELIEVE 1x Gold 25,000 1998 THE BLACK EYED PEAS ELEPHUNK 1x Gold 15,000 2003 KYLIE MINOGUE BODY LANGUAGE 1x Gold 15,000 2003 OLIVIA ONG OLIVIA 1x Platinum 12,970 2010
See also. Best-selling albums by country:
